Primary Languages Conference
Monday 12th March
9.00-12.30 at the Conference Room, The Barnsbury
Centre, Offord Road, London N1 1QF
9AM Registration and signing up for workshops
9.30 The National Primary Languages Strategy-a brief overview of where we are
now Caroline Conlon, Comenius London Manager, CILT, the National Centre for
Languages
10 AM Managing the implementation of the Primary Languages initiative in a
primary schoolPaul Smith, Head of Grange Park Primary School, Enfield
(Enfield was a Primary Languages Pathfinder LA.)
10.30 Break
10.50 Workshop 1
11.25 Workshop 2
12.00 Question time. Opportunity for individuals to ask questions of the
speakers and the workshop tutors.
12.00-12.30 Lunch-snacks served
Workshops led by Islington teachers:
A. Sharing examples of how to incorporate learning about primary languages
methodology into her own teaching Linda Quinn, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Languages College and a teacher from Copenhagen School
B.Games and strategies for language learning in Spanish Ana Parra, Islington
Green School and Luz Welmans, Holloway School
C. Demonstration of language learning activities in French with Year 4 pupils
from Montem School Dawn Alexander Joseph, PMFL specialist outreach teacher /
Ambler Primary School
D.Using the interactive whiteboard for teaching languages and e-twinning Elise
Hardy and Jimena Ahmed, Hargrave Park School
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